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How many insulins have you tried? If you're like most people, you only switch to something new when a better generation comes out, such as when Regular upgraded to Humalog or when NPH upgraded to Lantus. But when it comes to comparing insulin in the same family, say Humalog versus Novolog or Lantus versus Levemir, most of us only try something new when something goes very wrong, such as burning at the injection site. Yech...…

{Editor's Note: apparently I'm all over Time magazine this week, or it's all over me...}
Finally, some breakthrough diabetes research that does not only involve mice! Time magazine’s August 31 issue reports on new a stem-cell-based study that involved taking skin cells from two people with type 1 diabetes, exposing the cells to “a cocktail of three genes that converted them back to an embryonic state,” and then "instructing" the cells to grow into beta…

Darn it, it's tough returning from vacation. Somehow you feel like your life is all loose ends, and man, are you behind on tying things up! Diabetes sort of makes you feel that way all the time though, doesn't it? As I attempt to "un-bury" and get back into my "more responsible" routine, it occurred to me that a list might help (or not...)

Kelly Close is the brillant mind behind Close Concerns, a consultancy dedicated to "the business of diabetes." In addition to having type 1 diabetes for more than 20 years, she is also one of the thought leaders in the diabetes community. One of Close Concern's main objectives is to go every ― and I mean every ― diabetes conference and report back on the latest findings. Today, Kelly shares some new nuggets she discovered at…

Considering what I am about to write, I feel a little guilty about the post headline here. But these sensational headlines are just the point: the media is abuzz the last few days with the possibility that Lantus insulin "may be linked" to cancer.
The rumors started late last week, when the media got wind that a prominent diabetes researcher forecasted that an "earthquake" event was about to hit that would compromise the safety profile…